Everyone deserves a fair shot at prosperity – whether starting a new job or a new business. Governor Stein is building economic opportunity in every corner of the state, delivering record-breaking job growth, and strengthening workforce training to create more pathways to good-paying jobs. North Carolina is well-positioned to keep leading in the economy of the future. Whether in biotech, advanced manufacturing, electric vehicles, or aerospace, the state continues to strengthen its position as the Top State for Business. Governor Stein will continue to improve the state’s infrastructure and work to lower the cost of living so that every person can benefit from North Carolina’s growth.

In 2025, the Stein administration:

Created Economic Opportunity

  • Announced 34,000 new jobs and secured $23 billion in project investments from a wide variety of companies
  • Awarded $55 million to nearly 2,200 small businesses and signed legislation delivering $478 million to western North Carolina farmers rebuilding after Hurricane Helene
  • Invested in television and film productions estimated to support more than 3,800 jobs and stimulate local economies
  • Launched JoinNC, a digital tool to recruit displaced workers into public service jobs in North Carolina
  • Secured nearly $4.5 million in grants and awarded $3.5 million in grants to support various programs, including apprenticeships in advanced manufacturing, health care, and child care
  • Proposed cutting up to half a billion dollars in taxes for families with a Child Tax Credit, Child and Dependent Care Tax Cut, and Working Families Tax Cut
  • Directed more than $100 million toward building new homes, rehabilitating old homes, and strengthening downtowns across rural North Carolina

Strengthened Our Workforce

  • Registered more than 4,000 North Carolinians apprenticeship programs
  • Signed legislation making it easier for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, and behavioral health professionals to practice in North Carolina
  • Established the Governor’s Council on Workforce and Apprenticeships, which is connecting public schools, community colleges, employers, and more around a shared goal of offering North Carolinians good jobs with good wages that can support a family
  • Established the Governor’s Teacher Advisory Council to support the North Carolina teaching workforce
  • Established the North Carolina Task Force on Child Care and Early Education to expand access to high-quality child care, lower child care costs for families, and strengthen the early childhood education workforce
  • Partnered with 16 North Carolina institutions of higher learning to establish “Child Care Academies” that get people into the child care workforce faster – a task force recommendation

Improved Infrastructure

  • Awarded nearly $250 million in broadband grants to get nearly 70,000 North Carolinians connected to jobs and services
  • Awarded 51 rural infrastructure grants and more than $26 million to energize rural economies, allowing local governments to enhance local infrastructure and repurpose vacant buildings for new businesses
  • Announced nearly $900 million to improve drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, address PFAS and other forever chemicals, identify and replace lead pipes, and improve resiliency to future storms
  • Awarded $2.8 billion for transportation infrastructure like roads and bridges
  • Established the North Carolina Energy Policy Task Force to strengthen our state’s electricity infrastructure and promote energy affordability
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